I love Yves Saint Laurent and Giambattista Valli and Givenchy and I get given quite a lot, but perhaps nothing is as wonderful as the white fake leather trench coat I got when I was 15.

When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.

When I work as a model, it feels like holiday. Doing a shoot is so light in a way that it's really a good break from being a mother or running a charitable organization and other philanthropic projects that I'm really passionate about.

After pregnancy, the important thing is rebuilding your back muscles.

You cannot leave the house to take the garbage out without full-on makeup and your hair done. You have to fight for your man out there.

I was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a very poor family and unfortunately my father and mother separated when I was very little.

If we're talking about being skinny or losing weight, I don't have that problem; it's genetics.